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Does an ISP have admin access to your modem/router?
I use a Zyxel P-660HN-T1A modem/residential gateway to connect to my home ADSL subscription.
I called my ISP today to inquire about upgrading to a faster broadband package. For some reason, my call ...
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Can I switch my modem over to any other coaxial entry point in the house?
Can I switch my modem over to any other coaxial entry point in the house? Or does each jack have to be set up by an engineer sent over by my ISP.
I'm a bit afraid to just try it, in case connecting ...
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If you connect directly to your modem how does the IP address get assigned?
From my understanding your ISP will assign (sometimes dynamically) an IP address to your router.
(Or is it assigned to the modem? [I'm starting to think it is.])
If it is assigned to the router, ...
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How does a DSL modem know which ISP to connect to?
I am terminating my contract with my old ISP, however, because I've already paid my account till the end of the month, this connection is still active. I have also signed up with a new ISP who mailed ...
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How can I tell if my internet speed issues are coming from my wireless router or from my ISP?
For the past couple of months I've been having major internet connection stability issues with my ISP (Charter).
I have their 100Mbps package, but most of the time the speeds are all over the place. ...
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My CenturyLink fiber modem is bridged - can I just get rid of it and use my Cisco ASA 5505?
I was about to go on Amazon to buy my own CenturyLink branded fiber modem (Arris C2100T) to replace the one I am renting from the ISP (Arris C3000T), but then I read here on SuperUser that I might not ...
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Home Fibernetwork setup vs Traceroute results - where is my WAN IP located?
On my learning with using traceroute, I have actually put it to practical use with my current home network setup trying to figure out what are the available hops and IPs assignment but have ...
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Why does my public IP change when I plug in different devices into the modem?
If I plug my router into my modem, I have one public IP address (as reported by https://www.whatismyip.com and the like). When I plug my computer directly into the modem, my public IP address changes. ...
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Why am I able to login to another ISP account from my ADSL modem?
We connect to the internet using ADSL installed on the existing phone system (copper wires) and via several ISPs.
Every subscriber, from his ADSL modem/router, can log in to any ISP (other than his ...
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How does a xDSL modem connect to an ISP? [closed]
When configuring a modem, configuration such as VCI, VPI and modulation are required. Equally, a VLAN tag e.g. 10 has to be specified.
Additionally, a PPPoE client has to be configured to ...
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How to connect ONT to a non-ISP provided router?
My final objective is to load balance the internet signal from two different ISPs and distribute that through a mesh network.
My initial setup was the following. I have a cable modem from which I ...
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Will I run double-NAT with this configuration?
My ISP has provided me with a VDSL2 router/modem with VoIP functionallity
(Technicolor TG788V v3). Problem is that I want to connect my own router to the network. I contacted my ISP and they told me ...
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Why does traceroute only sometimes fail to ping my ISP?
I've read that it's fairly common for the first hop or two of a traceroute to only return timed out, as the ISP servers refuse all pings; what does it mean if only some of those pings are dropped/...
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How can I open a site blocked by the ISP? [duplicate]
I use Linux and connect to the internet with a modem, but many sites are blocked by the ISP in Indonesia.
How can I open a blocked site? It's not a porn site.
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How can ISP be prevented from remotely accessing modem?
How can I prevent At&t from messing with the modem?
Backstory:
At&t seems to have updated the firmware on the Arris NVG599 modem and all the settings were lost. After updating the static IP'...
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